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Rwanda - Country assistance strategy for the period FY09-FY12 (Inglés)

Abstracto en inglés

Rwanda has made remarkable progress since the 1994 genocide and civil war. Rwanda's key challenge going forward is to leverage its recent progress for a much higher development path that will put the country's long term economic and social aspirations... Vea más +Rwanda has made remarkable progress since the 1994 genocide and civil war. Rwanda's key challenge going forward is to leverage its recent progress for a much higher development path that will put the country's long term economic and social aspirations within reach. The spectacular growth effects of Rwanda's post-conflict reconstruction appears to be fully exhausted and growth has now slowed. Significant investment in developing human capital is needed to fully harness Rwanda's most important assets its population for development. The challenges are: (i) a severe deficit of labor market skills due in part to the absence of an integrated policy for post-basic education, this deficit is evident in the much higher than average wages for skilled personnel in Rwanda than in other parts of the region; (ii) low quality of education following rapid progress in expanding access particularly at the primary level; (iii) child and maternal mortality rates amongst the highest on the continent due to physical, geographic, and financial barriers to accessing high-quality services and to behavioral and cultural factors; and (iv) addressing the needs of the different populations of vulnerable groups. Strengthening public institutions including several that have been created within the last decade is critical for achieving more rapid development progress. The overall outlook for Rwanda is positive. But there are nonetheless risks that could derail the implementation of the CAS or limit its impact. These include: (i) weak implementation capacity particularly at the decentralized levels; (ii) regional neighborhood risks including the threat of conflict and political instability in the region; the country's landlocked location which could negatively affect trade, export and private sector growth; and risks from migratory diseases that could impact Rwanda; (iii) exogenous shocks given the limited diversification of the economy; and (iv) potential instability related to parliamentary elections in 2008 and presidential elections in 2010. These risks can be reduced through measures such as mainstreaming support to capacity building; greater emphasis on regional transport; and strong support to vision 2020 implementation. Food prices in Rwanda have risen steadily over the past two years and could be exacerbated by any declines in agricultural productivity. Support to sustain ably raising domestic agricultural productivity remains critical for containing this risk.
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